Google releases Motion Stills for Android

Last year, Google released a cool app that allows iOS users to stabilize the iPhones Live Photos which takes a really short video clip before and after any photo is taken as a way to relive its moment. This app is called Motion Stills, and is now available for Android.

The app doesnt let you import existing clips to process them for stabilization, but it does let you create up to one-minute long time lapses which are called fast-forwards while the apps main three-second animations are called Motion Stills.

Both the Motions Stills and Fast Forwards are stabilized in real time, eliminating the need to wait for your animation to process after taking a clip. Googles algorithm calculates the necessary stabilization required in the form of a low-res-texture map. All you have to do it fire up the app and hit the record button. Then you can see the buttery smooth animation as soon as its done.

To view your Motion Stills, just swipe up in the viewfinder. You can then share your Motion Stills with friends and youll have the option to save it as a GIF or a short Video. In addition, swiping a Motion Still to the right will add it to a timeline, you can combine more of your still to a montage of sorts.